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**Zfdeisde** · 08-06-2012, 05:12 PM

I actually believe e) is correct. From my understanding (I could be wrong), but you can continue to make strokes on your provisional so long as you haven't reached the point where the original is.

Rule 27b: The player may play a provisional ball until he reaches the place where the original ball is likely to be. If he makes a stroke with the provisional ball from the place where the original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place, the original ball is lost and the provisional ball becomes the ball in playunder penalty of stroke and distance (Rule 27-1).

That's interesting about Rule 27-2b. But what happens if you play a provisional ball yet do not reach the place where your original ball is likely to be?

For example, a hole has 2 fairways enroute to the green that run in different directions, one left and the other right (a risky shortcut fairway and a longer, safe fairway). Your first ball may be lost in deep rough of the risky shortcut fairway, so you play a provisional to the other longer, safe fairway.

When you walk to your provisional ball, you will be nowhere close to your original first balls position. In that case, I don't see how Rule 27b can apply.

08-06-2012, 05:12 PM	#18
Zfdeisde Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	I actually believe e) is correct. From my understanding (I could be wrong), but you can continue to make strokes on your provisional so long as you haven't reached the point where the original is. Rule 27b: The player may play a provisional ball until he reaches the place where the original ball is likely to be. If he makes a stroke with the provisional ball from the place where the original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place, the original ball is lost and the provisional ball becomes the ball in playunder penalty of stroke and distance (Rule 27-1). That's interesting about Rule 27-2b. But what happens if you play a provisional ball yet do not reach the place where your original ball is likely to be? For example, a hole has 2 fairways enroute to the green that run in different directions, one left and the other right (a risky shortcut fairway and a longer, safe fairway). Your first ball may be lost in deep rough of the risky shortcut fairway, so you play a provisional to the other longer, safe fairway. When you walk to your provisional ball, you will be nowhere close to your original first balls position. In that case, I don't see how Rule 27b can apply.
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